Anne Lester

Anne is a regular commentator on an array of retirement issues for industry, for the rank-and-file, and with public policy. Media coverage includes CNBC, Bloomberg TV, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and countless industry publications. Barron’s featured Anne on their cover for her outstanding career.

Anne’s policy-related work includes testifying for the US DOL and the SEC. In partnership with AARP, she founded the Aspen Leadership Forum on Retirement Savings. Its goal is to find breakthrough solutions to Americans’ far-reaching problem of inadequate savings.

One way Anne helps rising leaders retire happy is through speaking. Anne regularly keynotes to a variety of organizations' audiences, usually their Millennial and GenZ tribes.

Anne graduated from The Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies, and Princeton University. She was awarded a Fulbright Graduate Research Fellowship, and she was based in Japan.

In 2020, Anne received the prestigious Ray Lillywhite Award for her extraordinary lifetime contributions to Americans’ economic security.

She is married to a Baby Boomer. Anne and her husband have two children—a Gen Z-er and a Millennial—who are both actively working to become more retirement-ready.